VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Groomed for Greatness Learning Center II
5038 East Princess Anne Road
Norfolk, VA 23502
(757) 222-5404

Current Inspector: Nanette Roberts (757) 404-2322

Inspection Date: March 17, 2025

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:

8VAC20-780 Administration. 8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training. 8VAC20-780 Physical Plant. 8VAC20-780 Staffing and Supervision. 8VAC20-780 Programs. 8VAC20-780 Special Care Provisions and Emergencies 8VAC20-780 Special Services. 8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770) 22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide During the inspection, the inspector reviewed the areas listed above to include standards found out of compliance during the previous inspection. Unless otherwise noted as a violation within this inspection report, the provider was in compliance with the standards reviewed. If there were any serious injuries or fatalities related to a violation, the details will be included in the description of the violation.

Technical Assistance:

Technical assistance was provided in the following areas; 8VAC20-780-270 A Building Maintenance , 8VAC20-780-240 Staff Orientation Effective January 1, 2025, the VDOE will begin determining compliance with ? 22.1-289.057 of the Code of Virginia, which is legislation passed by the General Assembly in 2020. The law requires all licensed child day programs, religious exempt child day centers that serve preschool age children, and certified preschools to test potable drinking water. The law requires that programs submit their plans and test results to the Virginia Department of Health Office of Drinking Water (VDH ODW) and the Superintendent. If the results of the testing indicate elevated lead levels, the program shall remediate, retest, and resubmit results to VDH ODW and the Superintendent. There is an additional alternative bottled water option that comes with additional requirements. The statutory requirement can be found online at https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title22.1/chapter14.1/section22.1-289.057/

Comments:

An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated and completed on 3/17/25. The on-site inspection began at 10:00am and ended at 1:10pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above to include standards found out of compliance during the previous inspection. There were 23 children present and 5 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 5 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews, observations and measurements. Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law, and violations are documented on the violation notice issued to the program. Please complete the plan of correction (POC) and date to be corrected sections for each violation cited on the violation notice. Specify how the deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 4/4/4/25. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations:

Standard #:	22.1-289.057-A
Description:	The program is required to submit to VDH and implement a plan to test potable water for lead. The program did not have evidence of a testing plan submitted to VDH and the program did not have evidence of the implementation of the required testing plan.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-130-E
Description:	The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years. The records for Child #1 and Child #2 did not contain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months. Updated immunizations for Child #1 and Child #2 were due one month ago.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-60-A
Description:	Repeat Violation Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. The record for Child #1, enrolled for 18 months, was missing the following required components: mother and fathers work phone numbers. The record for Child #2, enrolled for 8 months, was missing the mother and fathers work phone numbers and previous child day care or schools attended. The record for Child #5, enrolled for 5 months, was missing previous child day care or schools attended.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-245-A
Description:	Staff shall complete a minimum of 16 hours of training annually, appropriate to the age of children in care. Staff #1 obtained 12.5 of the 16 required hours in 2024. Staff #2 obtained 15 of the required hours in 2024.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-270-A
Description:	Repeat Violation The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. The carpet in the two year old classroom was bunched up and the edges were flipped up posing a trip hazard. The wall in the two year old classroom and two bathrooms contained grime. There were cracks on a play kitchen in the preschool classroom and on the lid of a bin in the two year old classroom. There were loose push pins in the bulletin boards throughout the center posing a chocking hazard. The shelves of two changing tables in the infant room contained grime and a dried cream colored substance. There was a blue chair on the playground that had cracks in the seat.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-290-A-3
Description:	In areas used by preschool age or younger children, electrical outlets shall have protective covers. There was an uncovered outlet within children's reach in the two year old room.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-450-C
Description:	Repeat Violation Crib sheets shall be clean and washed daily. The Director stated the crib sheets used in the infant room were washed weekly.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-450-E
Description:	Repeat Violation Mattresses when used shall be covered with a waterproof material which can be cleaned and sanitized. Three crib, assigned to enrolled infants, had mattresses that were not covered in a non absorbent surface. The mattresses were soiled and stained.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-500-C
Description:	Repeat Violation Toilet chairs shall be emptied promptly and cleaned and sanitized after each use. There was dry urine on the seat and bowl of a toilet chair in the bathroom.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-570-E
Description:	Prepared infant formula shall be refrigerated, dated and labeled with the child's name. There were six bottles of unrefrigerated formula in the infant room. One of the bottles did not have a name on it.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-570-K
Description:	Staff shall feed semisolid food with a spoon unless written instructions from a physician or physicians designee state differently. The bottle for Child #2 contained a semisolid food mixed into the formula.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.